Improved painter s stri pi ng-in stru m ent



UNITED STATES,

PATENT vOEEICE.

JAMES J. MCCORWIOK, OF NE\V YORK, AND GEORGE CROSSINGUAM, OF

, CROTON FALLS, NET YORK.

IMPROVED PAINTERS STRIPING-INSTRUMENT.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 18,699, dated November24, 1857.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES J. MoCoRMIcK,

` of the city, county, and Siate of New York,

and GEORGE CRossINeHAM, of Groton Falls. in the county of Westchesterand State of New York, have invented a new and useful Tool or Implement.for Making or Forming Stripes, Designed for the Use of Painters; and wedo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l. is an externalview of our improvement. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of thesame. Fig. E3 is a detached longitudinal section of the pen and feeders.Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of the feeders. Fig. 5 is adetached view of the collar and set-screw which encompasses the pen, andby which the width of Ille stripe may be regulated as desired.

4 Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral figures.

The object of this invention is to render the work or operation ofstriping-that is, the painting of stripes as performed by pai ntersa farmore expeditious and less laborious process than usual. The brush, sofar as we are aware, is the only implement hitherto used for suchpurposehand as stripes are quite narrow small brushes are necessarilyused, and consequently they require to be frequently charged with paint.Thus considerable time is expended in replenishing the brush with color,and the brush being very elastic or yielding,considerable practice andcare are required in order to have the' stripes of uniform widththroughout and the work done in a perfect manner generally.

The invention consists in the employment or use of a feeding device inconnection with a pen of peculiar construction and a pump or cylinderand piston, as hereinafter described.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct ourinvention, we will proceed to describe it.

A, Figs. l and 2, represents a cylinder in which a plunger B is fitted.

C is the plunger-rod, which passes through the top of the cylinder andterminates in a loop or eye D, to receive the finger or thumb of theoperator.

E is the nozzle of the cylinder, having a screw-thread and shoulderformed ou its end, which is screwed into the upper end of a pen l Thenozzle is also provided with a valve or faucet et. 'lhc pen E may bedescribed as being a quadrilateral taper tube having th ree rigid sidesa a. 60"', the remaining one b being adjustable and so arranged as tofit and work between the two adjoining sides a ct", the upper or innerend of said side l) being permanently attached to a socket c, in whichthe other three sides are also fitted. (See Figs. l, 2, and 3.) The twoopposite sides ct b are made of steel plate, and their ends are roundedand project a short distance beyond the other two sides ct c".

G is a square collar, which is fitted on the pen F. This collar has ascrew d, passing through one side, said screw bearing against theadjustable side b.

To the adjustable side Zi of the pen a tube H is attached. 'lhis tubecommunicates with the interior of the pen. (See Figs. 2 and 3.)

I represents a series of feeders, which may be formed of flat steelplates c, soldered to gether at their inner ends, shown atf, andsuitable spaces g allowed between them,said plates being slottedtransversely with the spaces g, as shown at h, (see Fig. 4,) or thefeeders I may be formed from a solid mass of metal sawed in onedirection to form kerfs g at suitable distances apart, and then sawed toform a kerf h, which will bisect at right angles the kerfs g, the kerf7% being sawed from the inner toward the outer end and to within a shortdistance of it. The ends of the feeders I are rounded, as shown in Fig.4, and they are placed within the pen, as shown in Fig. 3.

The implement is used as follows: The paint or coloring lnatter isplaced within the cylinder A by removing the end of the cylinder andwithdrawing the plunger B. The plunger is then replaced within thecylinder, the faucet a turned, so as to allow the color to pass withinthe pen E. The side b of the pen is then adjusted by turning the screwd, so that the plates e of the feeder I will be at the requisitedistance apart, corresponding to the desired width of the stripe to bemade. The ends of the l.plates c of the feeder are placed upon oragainst the work and the implement is drawn along, a straighbedge ormaul-stiol being used, if desired, as a guide, the color or paint beingfed to the point or nibs of the feeder as fast as it is dischargedtherefrom by operating the plunger B withthe thumb or nger. g

It Will be seen that the implement may be used in any position, invertedso as to stripe ceilings, as the feeding of the color to the nib of thepen does not depend upon gravity solely, the plunger, When the implementis inverted, being used to feed the eolorto thenib. When, however, theimplement is used with the pen below the cylinder, the color will, ifnot too thick, iioviT to the pointor nib of the pen by its own gravity,and the tube Il may then be opened to allow air to enter the pen, thecolor not being above said tube. This tube may be plugged when it isnecessary to use the plunger B to feed the color to the nib. K

The feeders I are indispensably necessary in order to form a perfectstripe. The color or paint is allowed to reach the points or nibs of theplates e by passing down through the slot 7L and thence distributingitself through the spaces g between the plates e to the nibs. In casecircular stripes are required to be made, a beam J may be attached tothe socket c, said beam being provided with a sliding leg K to serve asa center pin.

We do not claim, broadly, the employment or use of a cylinder andplunger attached to a pen, for. such device has been applied tofountain-pens and analogous devices; neither do We claim, separately,the pen F, for an equivalent device is in common use for mechanicaldrawing; but, y

Having thus described our invention, Wha We claim asrnew, and desire tosecure by Letters Pat-ent, isy The feeders I, in combination with thepen F, cylinder A, and plunger B, arranged substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

JAS. J. MCCORMICK. Gr. CROSSINGHAM. Vitnesses:

W. TAscH, J. W. CooMBs.

